Rancho Santana FC

Rancho Santana
Full nameRancho Santana Fútbol Club
NicknameNaranja Mecánica
Founded2015
GroundCampo Fun Limon
Tola, Nicaragua
Capacity1,000
ManagerJonathan Orellana
LeagueLiga Primera

Rancho Santana Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football team playing in the second division of the Nicaragua football system. It is based in Tola.

History

The club was founded in 2015 in the city of Tola, Rivas, In 2023 became the first team from the Rivas region in the modern era to win promotion to the Liga Primera de Nicaragua after defeating Juventus Managua.[1]

They became the second team from Rivas region after ENAG did it previously 1960/1961.[2]

Honours

Sponsors

  • Hertz
  • Sporade
  • Agua Roca
  • Cielo
  • Easy MD

Current squad

As of: July 25, 2026 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1  NCA Axel Solis
2 FW  NCA Yader Zamora
4 DF  CRC Axel Bustos
5  NCA Shaquil Vargas
6 DF  BRA Rafael Vieira
7 DF  NCA Nasser Jirón
8 MF  NCA Mynor Bustos
9  NCA Izamuel Martínez
10 FW  MEX Taufic Guarch
11 FW  NCA Francisco Calero
12  NCA Joshua Cayasso
13 GK  NCA Fernando Moreno
15 DF  NCA Fernando Parrales
16 MF  NCA William España
17 MF  CRC Miguel Tercero
18  NCA Justin Saez
19 DF  COL Óscar Mieles
20  NCA Pablo Gállego
21  NCA Iverson Salmerón
22 FW  NCA Leonardo Bonilla
25 GK  NCA Bryan Cordero
58  NCA Oscar Lopez
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  NED Isacq De Leeuw
37 MF  NCA Aryen Barbosa
46 MF  NCA Denis Portocarrero
47 MF  NCA Darren Morales
55 DF  NCA Maikin Rojas
59 MF  NCA Olver Molinares

Players with dual citizenship

  • Nicaragua Costa Rica Nasser Jirón
  • Nicaragua Costa Rica Joshua Cayasso
  • Nicaragua Costa Rica Iverson Salmerón
  • Nicaragua Costa Rica Miguel Tercero
  • Nicaragua Spain Pablo Gállego

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Joshua Cayasso (From Tigres)
— DF  CRC Axel Bustos (From AD Cofutpa)
—  NCA Iverson Salmerón (From Santa Ana FC)
— GK  CRC Bryan Cordero (From Santa Ana FC)
—  CRC Justin Saenz (From Deportivo Upala FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Nasser Jirón (From Bravos de Primavera)
—  NCA Izamuel Martínez (From Burnaby FC)
—  NCA Shaquil Vargas (From TBD)
—  NCA Pablo Gállego (From TBD)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Axel Velazquez (To TBD)
—  NCA Bryant Roman (To TBD)
— GK  NCA Kevin Garcia (To TBD)
—  NCA Axel Campos (To TBD)
—  CRC Luigui Muñoz (To TBD)
—  NCA Marcelo Cruz (To TBD)
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  COL Will Robledo (To TBD)
—  NCA Adrian Chavarria (To TBD)
—  NCA Gyuillermo Morales (To TBD)
—  NCA Luis Baltodano (To TBD)
—  NCA Ismael Mendieta (To TBD)
—  NCA Luis Gaitan (To TBD)

Coaching staff

As of September, 2025

Position Staff
ManagerNicaragua Mauricio Cruz
Assistant ManagerNicaragua Pablo Castro
Physical coachEl Salvador Jairo Diaz
Goalkeeper CoachNicaragua TBD
PhysiotherapistNicaragua Claudio Cartenes
Team DoctorNicaragua TBD
Under 20 coachNicaragua German Salinas

List of coaches

  • Nicaragua Milton Busto (- June 2024)
  • Argentina Carlos Javier Martino (July 2024 - November 2024)
  • Argentina Cristian Taberna (Interim) (November 2024 - December 2024)
  • Chile Jonathan Orellana (January 2025 – May 2025)
  • Argentina Cristian Taberna (Interim) (May 2025 – July 2025)
  • Argentina Alexis Sanchez (July 2025 – August)
  • Brazil Flavio da Silva (August 2025 – September 2025)
  • Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz (September 2025 – present)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dávila, Gerald (2024-05-27). "Rancho Santana doblega a Juventus y asciende a Liga Primera". Radio Nicaragua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  2. ↑ Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (2024-05-26). "Rancho Santana, el primer equipo de Rivas en la máxima categoría del futbol nicaragüense". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-01-19.
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